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A wife's premonition spared Lieutenant Francis M. Gibson from the fate that overtook General George A. Custer and the Seventh U. S. Cavalry. At her insistence, he declined a transfer that would have placed him in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, but he was on the scene immediately after it. Gibson's letters detailing the devastation, together with his wife's reports on the women at the army posts waiting for news, allow a fresh perspective on "Custer's Last Stand." Told in the first person, With Custer's Cavalry represents the story of Katherine Gibson, the author's mother, who supplied all of the material.
Mrs. Gibson describes a phase of army life during the 1870s and 1880s that has received scant attention--a gala wedding, a baby's funeral, a sewing bee, a buffalo stampede, a smallpox epidemic. She provides candid glimpses of her good friends, the Custers. And every page brings the reader closer to the intimate events surrounding the most infamous battle in the history of the West.
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
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Benjamin Reynolds
reviewed With Custer's Cavalry on June 09, 2020
With Custer's Cavalry
My mom borrowed this book to me knowing I'm a history buff like she is. I'm almost positive that she bought it from the Fort Abraham Lincoln gift shop at Ft. Lincoln in Mandan, ND years ago. I've always been interested in the story of The Little Bighorn, as there are so many sides to the story. The story is told almost as a memoir of life at Ft. Abraham Lincoln in the events leading up to the battle at Little Bighorn.
Pros: Stories of eating rattle snakes for dinner, using weeds as wedding flowers because of a drought summer, Native American children sneaking into the fort to catch a glimpse of the Christmas tree, descriptions of North Dakota seasons in all their brutality, and true Dakotan grit
Cons: The story was written long ago and contains many racial slurs. It also seems to be very biased about how "awesome" General Custer is. I also wonder how true the author's premonition was about the battle or if she later took credit for what might merely be a coincidence.
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